N.S. veteran receives critical injury benefit after trauma from alleged military sex assault
In what may be a Canadian first, a Nova Scotia veteran says she feels validated after the Veterans Appeal and Review Board overturned a decision by Veterans Affairs Canada and recognized the trauma she experienced after an alleged sexual assault as a critical injury, granting her the lump sum payment of $84,203.
In what may be a Canadian first, a Nova Scotia veteran says she feels validated after the Veterans Appeal and Review Board overturned a decision by Veterans Affairs Canada and recognized the trauma she experienced after an alleged sexual assault as a critical injury, granting her the lump sum payment of $84,203.
